Monday, August 31, 2015

Haiyore! Nyaruko-san F OVA References

(0:03)
The design of the ornament on top of the spire of the church is referencing Derleth's description of the Elder Sign, a symbol that appears in the Cthulhu Mythos. Image from the 5th edition rule book for the "Call of Cthulhu" RPG for reference:

(0:12)
The outfits that Cthuko, Tamao, and Hasta are wearing are referencing the same outfits they are wearing in promotional artwork for "Saraba Nyaruko Fainaru Kauntodaun" (さらばニャル子 ファイナルカウントダウン), "Goodbye Nyaruko Final Countdown", a live event for "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san" that took place on August 17, 2014. Image for reference:
Source of image: http://nyaruko.com/sp_event/

(1:36)
Hasta is mimicking Kamen Rider V3 from "Kamen Rider V3"(仮面ライダーV3), a Japanese TV show about a masked super hero that aired from 1973 to 1974. Image for reference:

(1:44), (1:48), (1:55), (1:58)
Like at 0:12, the outfits that Nyaruko, Cthuko, Tamao, and Hasta are wearing are referencing the same outfits they are wearing in promotional artwork for "Saraba Nyaruko Fainaru Kauntodaun" (さらばニャル子 ファイナルカウントダウン), "Goodbye Nyaruko Final Countdown", a live event for "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san" that took place on August 17, 2014. Image for reference:
Source of image: http://nyaruko.com/sp_event/

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The following is written on the sign.

リンカイ突破!!線 四天王洲アイル駅 Shitenozu Isle Station

Rinkai Toppa!! Sen Shitennouzu Airu Eki Shitenozu Isle Station

Rinkai Breakthrough!! Line Shitennouzu Isle Station Shitenozu Isle Station

There are two references here:
* The sign and the appearance of the railway station are referencing "Tennouzu Airu Eki" (天王洲アイル駅), "Tennouzu Isle Station", a railway station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. The following is written on the actual sign at Tennouzu Isle Station.

* 「四天王」 is read as "Shitennou", which translates to "Four Heavenly Kings".

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This is Shirogane Atoko (銀アト子). Atoko is based on Atlach-Nacha, a spider shaped god in the Cthulhu Mythos. She first appears in "Haiyoru! Nyaruani Rimenbaa Mai Rabu (Kurafuto Sensei)" (這いよる! ニャルアニ リメンバー・マイ・ラブ （クラフト先生）), "Crawling! Nyaruani: Remember My Love (Craft)", an anime adaptation of "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san" that aired from 2010 to 2011. Later, Atoko also appears in the "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san" light novel series starting in volume 10, which was released in 2012. Image of Atoko as she appears in "Haiyoru! Nyaruani" for reference:

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In this scene there are lots of images of light novels and posters for light novels shown. All the light novels that appear are published by the company GA Bunko(GA文庫), which also publishes the "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san" light novel.

(2:08)
There are two references here:
* The white creature that appears here is referencing the Twitter profile picture of Aisora Manta (逢空万太), the author of the "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san" light novel. Screen capture for reference:
* 「大胖女人飯店」 is written on the sign in the background. The text translates to "Bloated Woman Restaurant". 「大胖女人」 (Da Pang Nuren) means "big fat woman" in Chinese. This is referencing the Bloated Woman (膨れ女 fukure onna), an avatar of Nyarlathotep that appears as a 600-pound female humanoid equipped with numerous tentacles in addition to two arms and two legs. This avatar manifests in Shanghai, China and is worshipped by the Order of the Bloated Woman, a cult that is almost exclusively Chinese. All cultists have a tattoo of the text 「大胖女人」 in their left armpits. Here is an excerpt from "The Complete Masks of Nyarlathotep" for reference.

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There are two references here:
* Mahiro's pose and expression and the background illustration are referencing "The Scream", a painting painted by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. Image for reference:
Source of image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Scream.jpg
* The text that appears in the background reads "SAN chi" (SAN値), which translates to "SAN points". This is referencing sanity points, abbreviated as SAN, a parameter that characters have in the "Call of Cthulhu" role playing game. If a character's sanity points drop to zero, the character is permanently insane and typically can no longer be played.

(2:53)
Nyaruko's pose is referencing a pose done by Kamen Rider Drive in "Kamen Rider Drive"(仮面ライダードライブ), a Japanese TV show about a masked super hero that aired from 2014 and is currently ongoing. Image for reference:

"Haiyore! Nyaruko-san! Three events so far!" (3:26)
The Japanese line is "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san! Kore made no mitsu no dekigoto!" (這いよれ！ニャル子さん！これまでの三つの出来事！). This is referencing "Kamen Rider OOO"(仮面ライダーオーズ), a Japanese TV show about a masked super hero that aired from 2010 to 2011. At the beginnings of many episodes, such as episode 2, the narrator says, "Kamen Raidaa Oozu! Zenkai no mitsu no dekigoto!" (仮面ライダーオーズ！前回の三つの出来事！), which translates to "Kamen Rider OOO! Three events from last time!".

"An immigration fleet heading for the center of ultimate chaos of the galaxy is attacked by enemies!"

There are two references here:
* This line is referencing the plot of "Macross Frontier"(マクロスF), an anime series that aired in 2008. In the series, "imin sendan" (移民船団), "immigration fleet", is a term used to refer to a fleet of space ships populated by civilians. The series is centered around an immigration fleet known as Macross Frontier that is heading for the center of the galaxy when it is attacked by enemies.
* "Kyuukyoku no konton no chuushin" (窮極の混沌の中心), "the center of ultimate chaos", is referencing Azathoth, a god in the Cthulhu Mythos. In "The Dreams in the Witch House", a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft and first published in 1933, Azathoth is said to be located "at the centre of ultimate Chaos".

"Listen to our song!" (3:59)
The Japanese line is "Watashi tachi no uta wo kike!" (私たちの歌を聴け！). This is referencing a line said by Sheryl Nome (シェリル・ノーム) in "Macross Frontier"(マクロスF), an anime series that aired in 2008. Her line goes, "Atashi no uta wo kike!" (あたしの歌を聴け！), which translates to "Listen to my song!".

"Kira!" (4:03)
The Japanese line is "Kira!" (キラッ！). This is an onomatopoeia for something sparkling or glittering. This line and Nyaruko's pose are referencing Ranka Lee (ランカ・リー) from "Macross Frontier"(マクロスF), an anime series that aired in 2008. In episode 12, Ranka says this line while making this pose. Image for reference:
Video for reference: http://youtu.be/aAWUue_Cf9g?t=1m9s

"I see!" (5:14)
The Japanese line is "Nyaruhodo!" (にゃるほど！). This is using the Japanese term "naruhodo" (なるほど), which generally means "I understand", and changing the sound of the first syllable to "nya" to make it sound Nyaruko-like. "Nyaruhodo" is an often used word on "Nyaruraji" (にゃるラジ), a web radio show about "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san" that is hosted by Asumi Kana (阿澄佳奈) and Matsuki Miyu (松来未祐), the voice actors of Nyaruko and Cthuko respectively. For example, the word was mentioned in episodes 3, 4, and 6 of "Haiyoru Nyaruraji -OMEGA-" (這いよるにゃるラジ-OMEGA-), the second season of the web radio series that aired in 2010.

"Within a sound and very improper dream" (5:20)
The Japanese line is "Kenzen de daibu midaraa na yume no naka de" (健全で大分淫らーな夢の中で). This line is referencing "Kenzen Robo Daimidaraa" (健全ロボ ダイミダラー), "Daimidaler the Sound Robot", an anime series that aired in 2014.S1
* "Kenzen" (健全) translates to "sound" or "wholesome" in reference to health. This is the same word used in the title of the series.
* "Daibu midaraa" (大分淫らー) translates to "very improper" and is a pun referencing "Daimidaraa" (ダイミダラー), "Daimidaler".
* Nyaruko's pose and hair are referencing Daimidaler. Image for reference:

if you will betray you memories with overflowing burning pathos
embrace this sky and shine
young boy become a legend

"With a universal scale love, if you wanted me" (5:32)
The Japanese line is "Uchuu teki kibo no rabu de I want you saretara" (宇宙的規模のラブでI want youされたら). This is referencing a line in the lyrics to "Zutto Be with you" (ずっと Be with you), "Always Be with you", the ending theme song to "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san" that aired in 2012. This song is sung by Asumi Kana (阿澄 佳奈), Nyaruko's voice actor. The original line of the song goes, "Uchuu teki kibo no rabu de I want you" (宇宙的規模のラブでI want you), which translates to "with a universal scale love, I want you".

"Speaking of uu, there's nyaa!" (5:39)
The Japanese line is "Uu to ieba nyaa!" (うーと言えばにゃー！). The phrases "uu!" (うー！) and "nyaa!" (にゃー！) are referencing the same lines contained in the lyrics to "Taiyou Iwaku Moeyo Kaosu" (太陽曰く燃えよカオス), the opening theme song to "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san" that aired in 2012. This song is sung by Asumi Kana (阿澄佳奈), Matsuki Miyu (松来未祐), and Ootsubo Yuka (大坪由佳), the voice actors of Nyaruko, Cthuko, and Kurei Tamao respectively.

"Speaking of SAN points, there's pinch!" (5:40)
There are two sets of references here:
* The Japanese line is "SAN chi to ieba pinchi!" (SAN値と言えばピンチ！). The phrases "SAN chi!" (SAN値！) and "pinchi!" (ピンチ！) are referencing the same lines contained in the lyrics to "Koi ha Kaosu no Shimobe Nari" (恋は渾沌の隷也), "Love is a Servant of Chaos", the opening theme song to "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W" that aired in 2013. This song is sung by Asumi Kana (阿澄佳奈), Matsuki Miyu (松来未祐), and Ootsubo Yuka (大坪由佳), the voice actors of Nyaruko, Cthuko, and Kurei Tamao respectively.
* Nyaruko's poses are referencing those of Kamen Rider 1 and Kamen Rider 2 from "Kamen Rider"(仮面ライダー), a Japanese TV show about a masked super hero that aired from 1971 to 1973. Images for reference:

"Being in flirty love come home with Nyaruko in a dream without my permission deserves certain death." (5:59)
The phrase "icharabu come home!" (イチャラブCome Home), "flirty love come home", is referencing "Mayoi Neko Oobaaran!" (迷い猫オーバーラン！), "Stray Cat Overrun!", an anime series that aired in 2010.S1 The first ending theme song for this series is called "Icharabu Come Home!" (イチャラブCome Home!).

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" (6:54)
The Japanese line is "Urusai! Urusai! Urusai!" (うるさい！うるさい！うるさい！). This is a catch phrase said by Shana (シャナ) in "Shakugan no Shana"(灼眼のシャナ), a light novel series written by Takahashi Yashichirou (高橋弥七郎) and published from 2002 to 2012. In the anime adaptation of "Shakugan no Shana", Shana is voiced by Kugimiya Rie (釘宮理恵), who also voices Hasta.

(7:24)
There are three references here:
* The symbol that appears on the tickets is referencing the symbol for Spider-Man used in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"(アメイジング・スパイダーマン2), a movie released in 2014. Images for reference:
Source of images: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPJAbar87xQ
* The large Japanese text reads "Nanatsu no noroi kara no dasshutsu" (七つの呪いからの脱出), which translates to "Escape From The Seven Geases". This is referencing "Nanatsu no noroi" (七つの呪い), the Japanese translation of "The Seven Geases", a short story written by Clark Ashton Smith and first published in 1934. In addition, Atlach-Nacha, a spider shaped god that was created by Clark Ashton Smith, appears in "The Seven Geases".
* The small Japanese text that is partially obscured by Tamao's hand goes as follows.

これが不幸にも、七番目の呪いでは予防されることのなかった、不測の事態だった。

This, unfortunately, was a contingency that had not been provided against by the terms of the seventh geas.

This is the final line of text in "The Seven Geases", a short story written by Clark Ashton Smith and first published in 1934.

(7:33)
There are two references here:
* The title of this episode is "Haiyoru Suicchi On, Konton Kitaa!" (這いよるスイッチオン、渾沌キター！), which translates to "Crawling Switch On, Chaos is Here!". This is referencing the official catch phrases for "Kamen Rider Fourze"(仮面ライダーフォーゼ), a Japanese TV show about a masked super hero that aired from 2011 to 2012. The original catch phrases are "Seishun Suicchi On!" (青春スイッチオン！), which translates to "Youth Switch On!", and "Uchuu Kitaa!" (宇宙キター!), which translates to "Space is here!".
* In addition, Nyaruko's poses at this time are referencing those of Kamen Rider Fourze from "Kamen Rider Fourze". Images for reference:

(9:28)
Nyaruko's pose is mimicking that of Kamen Rider 1 from "Kamen Rider"(仮面ライダー), a Japanese TV show about a masked super hero that aired from 1971 to 1973. Images for reference:

(9:58)
The Japanese text reads "Nanatsu no noroi kara no dasshutsu" (七つの呪いからの脱出), which translates to "Escape From The Seven Geases". This is referencing "Nanatsu no noroi" (七つの呪い), the Japanese translation of "The Seven Geases", a short story written by Clark Ashton Smith and first published in 1934. In addition, Atlach-Nacha, a spider shaped god that was created by Clark Ashton Smith, appears in "The Seven Geases".

(10:05)
There are three references here:
* Hasta is holding a white mask. This is referencing the King in Yellow, an avatar of Hastur that is described as wearing tattered yellow robes and a white mask.
* There is a painting in the background of what resembles the King in Yellow.
* The ornament at the bottom end of the railing of the staircase is in the shape of Cthulhu, an evil god classified as a Great Old One in the Cthulhu Mythos. In "The Call of Cthulhu", a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft and first published in 1928, Cthulhu is described as, "... a monster of vaguely anthropoid outline, but with an octopus-like head whose face was a mass of feelers, a scaly, rubbery-looking body, prodigious claws on hind and fore feet, and long, narrow wings behind.".

(10:12)
The star shaped symbol that appears on the die that Cthuko is tossing is referencing Derleth's description of the Elder Sign, a symbol that appears in the Cthulhu Mythos. Image from the 5th edition rule book for the "Call of Cthulhu" RPG for reference:
In addition, the die is based on a die from the "Call of Cthulhu" dice set released by Q-Workshop. Image for reference:
Source of image: http://q-workshop.com/p/271/2205/black-green-call-of-cthulhu-dice-set-.html

(10:22)
The appearance of the water guns that Nyaruko is holding is based on the beam rifle used by the RX-78-2 Gundam in "Mobile Suit Gundam"(機動戦士ガンダム), an anime series that aired from 1979 to 1980.S2

"Is the love shed by the flower pedals reaching Nyaruko? While soaked go all out!" (10:49)
The Japanese line is "Hanabira ga nagashita ai ga Nyaruko ni todoiteru? Nureta mama de icchatte!" (花びらが流した愛がニャル子に届いている？濡れたままでイっちゃって！). This appears to be referencing lines in the lyrics to "Suirenka" (睡蓮花), a song sung by Shounan no Kaze (湘南乃風) and released in 2007.S1 The original lines go as follows.

"Kill evil immediately." (12:05)
The Japanese line is "Aku Soku Zan" (悪即斬), which more literally translates to "Evil Immediately Kill". This is referencing Saitou Hajime (斎藤一) from "Rurouni Kenshin"(るろうに剣心), a manga series written by Watsuki Nobuhiro (和月伸宏) and published from 1994 to 1999. In the series, Saitou lives by a single principle that he believes to be true justice. He calls it "Aku Soku Zan" (悪即斬), "Kill evil immediately". Image for reference:

"I'll destroy everything and connect everything!" (12:07)
There are two references here:
* The Japanese line is "Subete wo hakaishi, subete wo tsunagi yarimasu yo!" (全てを破壊し、全てをつなぎやりますよ！). This is referencing the official catch phrase for "Kamen Rider Decade"(仮面ライダーディケイド), a Japanese TV show about a masked super hero that aired in 2009. The original catch phrase is "Subete wo hakaishi, subete wo tsunage!" (全てを破壊し、全てを繋げ！), which translates to "Destroy everything, connect everything!".
* Nyaruko's pose at this time is referencing a pose done by Kamen Rider Decade from "Kamen Rider Decade"(仮面ライダーディケイド). Image for reference:
Source of image: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B002831JUW

"It's not time to panic yet!" (12:34)
The Japanese line is "Mada awateru you na jikan ja arimasen!" (まだ慌てるような時間じゃありません！). This is referencing a line said by Sendou Akira (仙道 彰) in chapter 169 in volume 19 of "Slam Dunk"(スラムダンク), a manga series written by Inoue Takehiko (井上 雄彦) and published from 1990 to 1996.S1 The original line goes "Mada awateru you na jikan ja nai" (まだあわてるような時間じゃない), which has the same meaning as above. Image for reference:

"Youthful lariat!" (12:38)
The Japanese line is "Seishun Rariatto!" (青春ラリアット). This appears to be referencing "Seishun Rariatto!!" (青春ラリアット!!), "the youthful lariat", a light novel series written by Semikawa Takamaru (蝉川タカマル) and published from 2011 to 2013.

"'S' is for the 'S' in 'space is dangerous'." (14:30)
The Japanese line is "U ha uchuu yabai no U desu kara ne" (ウは宇宙ヤバイのウですからね). This appears to be referencing "U ha Uchuu Yabai no U! ~Sekai ga Horobu Go Byou Mae~" (ウは宇宙ヤバイのウ！ ～セカイが滅ぶ5秒前～), "'S' is for the 'S' in 'space is dangerous'! ~5 Seconds Before the World is Destroyed~", a light novel written by Miyazawa Iori (宮澤 伊織) and published in 2013.

(15:02)
The Japanese text that appears at this time is "Gununu" (ぐぬぬ). This text and Nyaruko's facial expression are referencing Ana Coppola (アナ・コッポラ) from "Ichigo Mashimaro" (苺ましまろ), "Strawberry Marshmallow", a manga series written by Barasui (ばらスィー) and published from 2002 and is currently ongoing. An anime adaptation of the series aired in 2005. In episode 2 of this anime series, Ana says the same phrase and makes the same facial expression. Image for reference:

(15:54)
The name of the restaurant is "Majikku Taimu" (マジック・タイム), "Magic Time". This is possibly referencing a line in the lyrics to "Life is SHOW TIME". "Life is SHOW TIME" is the opening theme song to "Kamen Rider Wizard"(仮面ライダーウィザード), a Japanese TV show about a masked super hero that aired from 2012 to 2013. The original line goes, "Majikku taimu!" (マジックタイム), which translates to "Magic time!".

"It's called 'Flower Snow'. In Japanese it would be 'Hanayuki'." (16:08)
"Hanayuki" (花雪) is the name of a song sung by Tamao's voice actor, Ootsubo Yuka (大坪由佳), and released in 2014.

"White Sincerely." (16:16)
The Japanese line is "Howaito shinshiarii" (ホワイトシンシアリー). "White Sincerely" is the name of an album released by Cthuko's voice actor, Matsuki Miyu (松来未祐), in 2013. In addition, the first song on this album is called "White Sincerely".

(20:52)
The line at this time goes as follows.

24次元の単位球の周りに単位球を重ならず触れ合うよう並べることのできる最大数はいくつ？

In 24-dimensional space, what is the greatest number of non-overlapping unit spheres that can be arranged such that each unit sphere touches another unit sphere?

This is referencing a problem in geometry that is known as the "kissing number problem". In Japanese this problem is known as "seppun suu mondai" (接吻数問題). In geometry, the kissing number is defined as the number of non-overlapping unit spheres that can be arranged such that each unit sphere touches another unit sphere. In general, the kissing number problem asks for the greatest possible kissing number for unit spheres in n-dimensional space. The answer to this specific problem in 24-dimensional space is 196,560. The reason why this problem is asked is possibly because the problem is known as the kissing number problem, and Nyaruko and Mahiro escape their situation by kissing.

"If it is not exposed, it is not a crime." (22:39)
The Japanese line is "Barenakya hanzai ja nai n desu yo" (バレなきゃ犯罪じゃないんですよ). This is referencing a line said by Nyaruko in episode 1 of "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san" that aired in 2012. This is referencing a line said by Kujo Jotaro in chapter 236 of volume 25 of "Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken" (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険), "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure", a manga series written by Araki Hirohiko(荒木飛呂彦) and originally published from 1987 and is currently ongoing. The original line goes, "Barenakyaa ikasama jaa nee n da ze" (バレなきゃあイカサマじゃあねえんだぜ), which translates to "If it is not exposed, it is not cheating". Image for reference:
On a related note, Jotaro's line itself is referencing a line said by another character from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Daniel J. D'Arby, in chapter 213 of volume 23 of "Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken" (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険), "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure". The original line goes, "Barenakereba ikasama to ha iwanai no da yo" (バレなければイカサマとはいわないのだよ), which translates to "If it is not exposed, it is not called cheating". Image for reference:

"That is definitely absolutely true." (23:26)
The Japanese line is "Sore ha zettai ni zettai desu" (それは絶対に絶対です). This referencing a line said by Cecilia Adlehyde from "WILD ARMS"(ワイルドアームズ), a game released in 1996. Her line goes, "Kiseki ha hito no te de okosu mono desu. Sore ha zettai ni zettai desu" (奇跡は人の手で起こすものです。それは絶対に絶対ですッ), or "Miracles are brought forth by the efforts of people. That is definitely absolutely true".

(27:27)
This scene is referencing the box cover art for the first edition release of "Call of Cthulhu", a role-playing game based on the Cthulhu Mythos that was released in 1981. Image for reference:
Source of image: http://amzn.com/0933635028

I am very happy to see this blog still exists. ^_^ I only just got around to watching this episode (I see I missed the W OVA -- I'll have to go back and watch that one) and wanted to see the parodies. It is a shame you didn't have screen shots of the episode to go along side, but you did put in time stamps, so I was able to get there. Man, I so want there to be another anime series.

Epic bumpWhen FakeMahiro and FakeNyaruko are wearing the yellow scarf it might be a reference to Shocker Riders on the Kamen Rider Reboot, since they all wear scarfshttp://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/kamenrider/images/9/9f/Shocker_Riders_the_next.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20101016201129

Also on the goo scene, before that scarf scene, I think I saw Nyaruko (or someone) with the rifle of the RX-78-2 Gundam